Left: Catalan pro-independence supporters celebrate after polls close. AFP: Gerard Julien Two contradictory groundswell political movements are colliding on the European scene with unpredictable results: The emergence of a supranational government … [Read more...] about Homage to Catalonia*
Contributor: Sol W. Sanders
Xi’s Bluffing Hand*
Next week’s state visit of China’s No. 1 Xi Jinping looks to be all pomp and circumstance. There is little expectation that the long list of critical issues between Washington and Beijing will be addressed in any substantive way. And, in fact, the … [Read more...] about Xi’s Bluffing Hand*
Russians facing up to a Syrian climax?
Left: Syria has reportedly received six MiG-31"Foxhound" interceptor aircraft from Russia, although there has so far been no official confirmation of this. Source: Russian Air Force With Pres. Obama’s self admission that the U.S. has no Syria … [Read more...] about Russians facing up to a Syrian climax?
Turkey’s Growing Instability*
Left: Credit: political cartoonist Latuff, for التقرير (Altagreer) Once NATO’s formidable eastern anchor, Turkey is increasingly becoming a major problem for Washington policymakers and a contributor to the Mideast chaos. The change is all the more … [Read more...] about Turkey’s Growing Instability*
Energy: let’s go!*
The markets - including old-fashioned American technological know-how - has almost turned the Obama Administration's original energy policies 180 degrees. But there is still a lot to be done. And it will require the cooperation of a Congress, too … [Read more...] about Energy: let’s go!*
China’s Shaky Economy*
A Chinese broker covers his eyes at a brokerage house, Aug. 3, 2015. Credit: BBC The Shanghai stock market is dipping again. {Four] weeks ago, it fell by nearly a third in total value wiping out some $3 trillion. The cavalry arrived with Communist … [Read more...] about China’s Shaky Economy*
Time for a Christian Mobilization*
Left: Syrian Christians crucified by ISIS. While the U.S. Protestant Mainline churches, now joined by Pope Francis, seem to have unlimited concern for such economic-political issues as global warming, there is little public clamor for Christians … [Read more...] about Time for a Christian Mobilization*
The Mystery of Obama’s Iran*
Even the most dogged defenders of Pres. Barack Obama’s “deal” with Iran will admit that the U.S. had to make concessions to achieve it. The extent of those concessions and their implications are certainly more than debatable. True enough, in any … [Read more...] about The Mystery of Obama’s Iran*
Maybe a longer spoon, Mr. Obama*
U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong during a meeting in Washington, July 7, 2015 (AFP) The proponents of trade wherever, whenever, whoever tell us that Vietnamese Communist Party … [Read more...] about Maybe a longer spoon, Mr. Obama*
Help Egypt!
Left: Nearly 250 ISIS terrorists killed in Sinai, over 60 arrested in confrontations with the Egyptian military forces on July 7. An Egyptian official reported that among the killed terrorists in Sinai were dozens of foreigners:.."Initial findings … [Read more...] about Help Egypt!